I always read poetry before I write, to sensitize me to the rhythms and music of language.
Janet Fitch
Recitation: by Male by Female
I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she didn't like at school. I had a real crush on her, so almost every day I would write her a little short story where she would kill him in a different way.
Stephen Colbert
GirlTeacherDaySchoolStoryShort
There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
Stephen Covey
ExpectationsStrongPressureData
When Ex-Im gives companies the resources they need to sell their products abroad, their employees, suppliers and communities succeed at home.
Stephen Fincher
HomeSucceedEmployeesNeedSell
When you get on the back side of your 60s, most people aren't working.
Tom Petty
PeopleYouBackSideWorkingGet
I like listening to good music - and I can't stop playing my album.
Robbie Williams
GoodMusicListeningStopPlaying
My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history.
Russell Banks
HistoryStorytellingBeenAllegiance
If you have a calling, you need to let it find you.
Lisa Jewell
YouFindNeedCalling
The only way to real mature love is to get past the tropes of what we consider 'romance.'
Joss Whedon
LovePastLove IsMatureWayReal
Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.
Dennis Prager
FreedomOrganizationSpeechLiberty
Nuclear weapons are infinitely less important in our foreign policy than they were in the days of the Cold War. I don't think we need nuclear weapons any longer.
Des Browne
WarColdThinkImportantNeedDays
I live in the extremes.
Brad Paisley
LiveExtremes
I may not have a practical mind, but it's very fixated on concrete things. I like detail.
Alma Guillermoprieto
MindDetailConcreteThingsMay
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